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Afghan Army Staff Sgt. Ayam Mudin fires a mortar during a training exercise on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktia province, April 7, 2014. Mudin is assigned to the Regional Military Training Center.

Afghan Army Staff Sgt. Ayam Mudin fires a mortar during a training exercise on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktia province, April 7, 2014. Mudin is assigned to the Regional Military Training Center.

Afghan Army Staff Sgt. Ayam Mudin fires a mortar during a training exercise on Forward Operating Base Thunder in Afghanistan's Paktia province, April 7, 2014. Mudin is assigned to the Regional Military Training Center.

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